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Babcock & Wilcox Considers Splitting Off Nuclear and Government Work
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsBabcock & Wilcox has announced it might split into two companies, with one focused on its general power generation business and another operating its nuclear and…
DOE Plans to Offer $12.6 Billion in New Nuclear Energy Loan Guarantees
Source: NewsThe DOE has drafted a federal loan guarantee opportunity that, if it goes into effect, could help provide $12.6 billion for nuclear power projects. As part…
Environmental Groups Threaten Fresh Legal Action on NRC Waste Confidence Decision
Source: NewsOn Monday, 17 anti-nuclear groups said they are preparing to file a federal court challenge if a recent Nuclear Regulatory Commission decision on waste storage at…
Westinghouse Challenges South Africa Steam Generator Contract Award
Source: NewsWestinghouse is asking a South African court for further review of a decision by state-owned Eskom after it awarded a steam generator replacement contract to Areva.…
Study: Small Modular Reactor Could Bring Cost Savings to Hanford Site
Source: NewsA recent study has shown that a small modular reactor could save money at the Hanford site by providing low-cost power for its massive waste vitrification…
DOE Reassigns Los Alamos Cleanup Work After WIPP Waste Leak
Source: NewsThe Department of Energy has changed the agency responsible for waste cleanup at Los Alamos National Laboratory and will hire a different contractor to handle the…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsPlans to clear debris at Fukushima Daiichi unit 1, new radiation measuring technology and a large anti-nuclear protest were among the developments of note this week…
Palo Verde Administrative Building Evacuated After Bomb Threat
Source: NewsA bomb threat evacuated a building outside the protected area at Arizona's Palo Verde nuclear plant Wednesday. The plant reported the threat to police at 5:30…
Westinghouse Acquires Italian Nuclear Component Manufacturer Mangiarotti
Source: NewsWestinghouse has acquired Mangiarotti, an Italian power industry manufacturer that provides components for nuclear plants. About 345 people work for the acquired company that has manufacturing…
Navy Stops Shipyard Nuclear Work After Improper Handling of Material
Source: NewsThe Navy has shut down almost all nuclear propulsion-related work at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard after two incidents involving potentially contaminated material. The Virginian-Pilot reported Wednesday…
Shipping Company Specializing in Radioactive Material Opens New Manufacturing Plant in Virginia
Source: NewsDaher-TLI, a specialty logistics company that handles radioactive material, has opened a new manufacturing plant in Virginia. Employing 33 people, the 90,000-square-foot facility will produce 7A…
South African Agreement With Rosatom Paves Way for 8 New Reactors
Source: NewsRussia's Rosatom plans to build 9.6 gigawatts of new nuclear power generation in South Africa under a framework signed Monday on the sidelines of an International…
European Commission Supports Plans for New Hinkley Point Reactors in UK
Source: NewsPlans for two new reactors at Hinkley Point have cleared a critical hurdle in the European Union. EDF and its partners plan to build two Areva…
Spending Bill Temporarily Preserves 675 Portsmouth Cleanup Jobs
Source: NewsIn a departure from the budget standoffs of recent years, Congress last week quietly passed a spending bill funding government operations into early December. In doing…
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Source: NewsFalling levels of seawater contamination and testing for a new water treatment system at Fukushima Daiichi highlighted the news from Japan this week. Recent developments related…
EPRI and Purolite Commercialize Technology to Remove Cobalt from Reactor Coolant
Source: NewsThe Electric Power Research Institute recently announced an agreement with Purolite to commercialize a resin that helps remove radioactive cobalt from the water systems of nuclear…
Second WIPP Drum Identified With Potential for Chemical Reaction
Source: NewsThe Department of Energy has narrowed the number of drums with potentially reactive contents at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant from 678 to two. One of…
Groups Appeal Water Rights Decision for New Utah Nuclear Plant
Source: NewsA company developing a potential site for Utah's first nuclear plant will face another court challenge to its water rights. On Wednesday, environmental groups filed a…
L-3 MAPPS to Enhance U.K.’s Sizewell B Simulator and Launch Additional Training Media
Source: NewsMONTREAL, September 16, 2014 – L-3 MAPPS announced today that it has been awarded a contract by U.K.-based EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Limited to upgrade the…
Backup Feedwater Pump Issues Prompt Second Special Inspection at Millstone This Year
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission has sent inspectors to Connecticut's Millstone nuclear plant to investigate a malfunctioning backup feedwater pump also at the center of another special…